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Currently
59°
Clearfeels like 58°
Thu
Good
72° 59°
wind 6 kt · 3% rain
Fri
Good
70° 52°
wind 6 kt · 4% rain
Sat
Fair
68° 55°
wind 5 kt · 77% rain
Sun
Poor
69° 51°
wind 12 kt · 42% rain
Mon
Favorable
69° 50°
wind 5 kt · 0% rain
Tue
Favorable
67° 49°
wind 4 kt · 0% rain
Wed
Favorable
78° 49°
wind 4 kt · 0% rain
WDFW doesn't print separate rules for Hoodsport (Terminal Area). These are the rules printed for Marine Area 12, which cover it — look for its own section below.
In effect todayNorth of Ayock Point(see exception for Tarboo Bay below) (see A for Dosewalips River, B Duckabush River, and C Hamma Hamma River mouth closures)
Salmon — Aug. 1-Oct. 15
No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook, chum, and sockeye.
Tarboo Bay
Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 15
No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook, chum, and sockeye.
South of Ayock Point(see exception for Skokomish Mouth Area below) (see D for Skokomish River and E Dewatto River mouth closures)
Salmon — July 1-Sept. 30
Chinook - min. size 20”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 4. Release chum, sockeye, and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
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Wind now
3mph
NE · gusting 6
Gusts · 12h
9mph
holding or building
wind mph gusts
Tide now
3.5ft
falling
Next high
10.7ft
5:13 AM
Next low
3.4ft
11:24 PM
Hoodsport Hatchery Zone (see below for boundaries)
Salmon — July 1-Sept. 30
No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release chum, sockeye, and wild Chinook. Night closure. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement
Skokomish Mouth Area
Salmon — July 1-Sept. 30
Chinook - min. size 20”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 4. Release chum, sockeye, and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement. Fishing from a floating device only.
▸ Trout — Year-round: Catch-and-release.
▸ Steelhead — Year-round: Daily limit 2 hatchery steelhead.
▸ Sturgeon — Year-round: Catch-and-release.
▸ Mackerel — Year-round: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Herring, Anchovy, Sardine, Sand Lance, and Smelt — Year-round: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Pacific Halibut — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Other Food Fish — Year-round: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ All Other Fish — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
North of Ayock Point(see exception for Tarboo Bay below) (see A for Dosewalips River, B Duckabush River, and C Hamma Hamma River mouth closures)
▸ Salmon — July 1-July 31: CLOSED.
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Oct. 15: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook, chum, and sockeye.
▸ Salmon — Oct. 16-Oct. 31: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook.
▸ Salmon — Nov. 1-Nov. 30: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and coho.
Tarboo Bay
▸ Salmon — July 1-July 31: CLOSED.
▸ Salmon — Aug. 1-Sept. 15: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook, chum, and sockeye.
▸ Salmon — Sept. 16-Nov. 30: CLOSED.
South of Ayock Point(see exception for Skokomish Mouth Area below) (see D for Skokomish River and E Dewatto River mouth closures)
▸ Salmon — July 1-Sept. 30: Chinook - min. size 20”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 4. Release chum, sockeye, and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement.
▸ Salmon — Oct. 1-Oct. 15: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and chum.
▸ Salmon — Oct. 16-Oct. 31: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook.
▸ Salmon — Nov. 1-Nov. 30: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and coho.
Hoodsport Hatchery Zone (see below for boundaries)
▸ Salmon — July 1-Sept. 30: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release chum, sockeye, and wild Chinook. Night closure. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement
▸ Salmon — Oct. 1-Oct. 15: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and chum. Night closure.
▸ Salmon — Oct 16-Oct. 31: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook. Night closure.
▸ Salmon — Nov. 1-Nov. 30: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and coho. Night closure.
Skokomish Mouth Area
▸ Salmon — July 1-Sept. 30: Chinook - min. size 20”. Other salmon species - no min. size. Daily limit 4. Release chum, sockeye, and wild Chinook. Anglers may fish with two poles with Two-Pole Endorsement. Fishing from a floating device only.
▸ Salmon — Oct. 1-Oct. 15: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and chum.
▸ Salmon — Oct. 16-Oct. 31: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook.
▸ Salmon — Nov. 1-Nov. 30: No min. size. Daily limit 4. Release Chinook and coho.
▸ : See definition.
▸ Flounders, Sole, and Sanddabs — Year-round: Open north of a true east line from the mouth of Turner Creek to the Toandos Peninsula in waters shallower than 120’ (20 fathoms). Daily limit is a total of 15. Descending device required onboard vessels.
▸ Lingcod — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Surfperch — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Rockfish — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Pacific Cod, Pollock, Hake, and Wolf-Eel — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.
▸ Sixgill, Sevengill, and Thresher Sharks — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing. Sixgill shark may not be removed from the water.
▸ Cabezon — CLOSED: CLOSED to fishing for, retaining, or possessing.